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What it is

A rich homemade inari sushi variation: green onion, imitation crab, and Spam are fried into crisp flakes, then mixed with rice and the inari seasoning. It is designed as picnic food for sharing.

Does it work?

It likely works if you enjoy salty, oily, umami-heavy food with crunchy bits. Commenters broadly thought the filling would taste good even outside inari sushi: “You could use all that in gimbap, make rice balls, or just eat it by the spoonful—it would all be delicious.” Best for a group or picnic, not an efficient solo meal.

Watch-outs

It uses considerable oil to make a small amount of food, and commenters repeatedly questioned what to do with the leftover flavored oil. One noted that it would be difficult for someone living alone and better when cooking for several people. Others flagged the heaviness—“Clogged arteries. Still looks delicious”—and called it more expensive than ordinary sushi.

Better pick

Gimbap or rice balls using the same fried Spam, imitation-crab, and green-onion mixture.